E-mount lens adapters

In addition to my own interest, several viewers have asked about adapters to use older lenses on Sony e-mount cameras. I asked B&H if I could borrow a couple, and also asked Sony for their a-mount to e-mount adapter.

Here’s an introduction to adapters, how they work and how effective they are:

Here are links to check the current U$ pricing of the items described in the video:

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A good overall review – appreciated the feature/performance comparisons. A discussion on the PDAF vs. CDAF functionality would bring more clarity to the differences as Sony apparently granted different levels of access to the third party makers. Either way, I’m in love with my LA-EA4 adapter, don’t find it cumbersome at all – it actually gives a little more ‘grip’ area to the small a6300 body.

As you mentioned, adapters become less valuable as better/more Sony native glass emerges, and I reserve my adapter use to native Sony/Minolta lenses so don’t feel like I’m losing much of any funtionality. They all work very well, including a 25-yesr-old 80-200 APO HSM Minolta zoom.

Brian: Thanks for your note and your kind words – it’s always nice to hear from my readers/viewers. Thanks also for the details of your experience.

I agree that there is a great deal more to do in reviewing these adapters, this video was a first step – for me to learn about the basics of adapters; to determine if this was a topic of interest for my viewers; and to understand a little bit how complex the videos reviewing these products in detail might be.